CV

Born in Japan

Akihiro Okumura is a Japanese visual artist with the use of photography. Looking at uncertainty, ambiguity, analogy and parallel of photographic images that occur between subjects and images captured in photographs.  His work explores the interpretation of photography in different ways.  From 2008 to 2013, he worked as a part-time lecturer at two Japanese universities in Japan: Department of Oil Painting at Tokyo University of the Arts and Division of Liberal Arts at Kogakuin University.  After completion of these careers, he moved to Australia and then New Zealand to continue his photographic practice.  He has been intrigued by photography.

 

EDUCATION

2020- 2021 Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) at the University of Auckland, New Zealand

2017-2021 Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) at Australian Catholic University, Australia

2015-2017 Master of Fine Arts (Visual Art by research) at Victorian College of the Arts, Australia

2006-2008 Master of Fine Arts (Visual Arts) at Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan

2002-2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Oil Painting, Honours) at Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan

EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Compound eyes, supported by Japanese Photograph Association, MUSSE F, Tokyo

2006 Seek a meaning of vision by photographs, MUSSE F, Tokyo

Group Exhibitions

2021 Phantom / Phantasmagoria ゆうれいたちのソウマトウ, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan

2017 exhibition A, Shinseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2016 School of Art Masters Exhibition at Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Australia

2016 Without Ending, KINGS Artist-Run, Melbourne, Australia

2016 Who is Mr Favisar, Trocadero Art Space, Melbourne, Australia

2015 Within / Without, Student Gallery at Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Australia

2015 exhibition A, Shinseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2012 Do something for tomorrow, Ibaraki, Japan

2011 Memorial exhibition for Mr Akihiko Takami, Omotesando Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2010 Department of Oil painting teaching staff’s exhibition, Geidai art plaza, Tokyo, Japan

2009 The Geidai summer show at Takashimaya, Nihonbashi Takashimaya art gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2008 New teaching staff’s exhibition, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan

2008 Graduation exhibition of Master course at Ueno, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan

2007 KINKO, Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Japan

2006 Taido-batake exhibition Vol.5, Doors, Tokyo, Japan

2006 The exhibition at Temple Vol.3, Myoken-gu Temple, Tokyo, Japan

2006 OPEN STUDIO at Kojima, Kojima primary school, Tokyo, Japan

2006 Graduation exhibition of undergraduate, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan

2004 Art Pass, Tokyo University of the Arts at Toride, Ibaraki, Japan, Japan

Curated Exhibitions

2007 Optic Topography A, Omotesando gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2006 Akihiro Okumura and Ryosuke Suzuki, Omotesando Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

COLLECTIONS

2006 Museum of Tokyo University of the Arts

2006 Omotesando Gallery

AWARD

2006 Mr O prize, Tokyo University of the Arts

OTHER PROJECT

2005 Digital archive project of Bamiyan (Afghan) Buddhist’s mural paintings